On a day that began with overcast skies and an ever-present threat of rain there were forty-five enthusiastic participants that accomplished 142 launches. After a brief mid-morning delay in the action due to a passing rain cloud the sun did finally make an appearance around noon along with the usual summertime heat and humidity. Adding to the numbers of participants were members from Cub Scout Pack 199 out of Roswell and another scout group.

Throughout this July 10th launch event there were a few standouts that included two beautiful Estes Protostar launches by Jorge and Chris each on C11s, Herb Howe’s Fliskits Payload 3×18 with three A8s, Joseph Barrett’s Estes NASA SLS which flew great on a C6-3 and two launches of his Art Applewhite Stealth on E20s, Jeff Fellman’s Jayhawk was impressive flown with a C11, and Gavin’s Americana series of Estes Mix-n-Match that included rockets John Adams, James Madison, Spirit of America, and General Washington – the later flown with two stages D12/C6 and likely crossed the Delaware on its way down field.

An exciting moment occurred suddenly as a C130 (from Dobbins) on a low pass came close to the field. Launching ceased as the crowd took in the sight, sound, and awesomeness. Some photos from the event [here].

Motor ignition counts:
A – 45
B – 69
C – 20
D – 9
E – 2
F – 1